Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
Film festival “Hometown Hero” award to honor local business owner
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 15 February 2024 15 February 2024
A well-known business owner and philanthropist in Las Cruces with many awards to her credit soon will receive another prestigious award from the Las Cruces International Film Festival.
Wanda Bowman will be the LCIFF’s next “Hometown Hero” at a ceremony during the ninth annual film festival, April 3-7. The festival is supported by New Mexico State University and Visit Las Cruces.
Each year the “Hometown Hero” award recognizes someone with ties to the Las Cruces area who has made significant contributions to the community both within Las Cruces and beyond.
SB 3 PFMLA tax killed in a House floor vote 021424
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 14 February 2024 14 February 2024
SB 3 Paid Family Medical Leave Act, a new tax on employees and employers, was killed today! That means your hard work paid off.
You took the time to send emails, call, and use social media to express your frustration about the Senate and House passing yet another tax...and it worked! SB 3 Paid Family and Medical Leave Act , a tax that would have devastated New Mexican workers and businesses, was killed today with a House floor vote.
The final vote was 34 for and 36 against.
New Mexico State Parks Division to hold informational meetings
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 14 February 2024 14 February 2024
New Mexico State Parks Division to hold informational meetings on newly completed fees study
Day-use fees would be eliminated for New Mexico residents under a new rule change
Santa Fe, NM –The State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (State Parks) announces a series of public meetings to discuss a recent Fees Study that proposes an increase in certain State Parks related fees, while eliminating day-use entrance fees to State Parks for New Mexico residents.
State Awards SBIR/STTR Grants to 7 Innovative Businesses
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- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
Grants will jumpstart technology commercialization, support economic growth
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science and Technology (OSST), has awarded SBIR/STTR Matching grants to seven companies to support innovation development and jumpstart commercialization.
The companies awarded FY2024 grants were chosen with input from the Technology Research Collaborative (TRC), a state board of science and technology professionals who use their expertise to make funding recommendations.
Governor orders flags to half-staff for Officer Jonah Hernandez
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
The governor has directed flags to half-staff in honor of Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez from February 14 through sundown on February 19.
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Technology Tested at Spaceport America
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- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Mission Features Technology Tested at Spaceport America
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024) – Over 50 years have passed since a United States-launched space vessel successfully completed a soft landing on the surface of the Moon. That could change this week, and in order to successfully touch down on the lunar surface, equipment tested at Spaceport America will be heavily relied upon.
SpaceX and Intuitive Machines are readying for the launch of the IM-1 mission lunar lander, Nova-C, which sees its launch window open Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Scheduled to launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 12:57 a.m. EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the IM-1 Moon mission features the first commercial lunar lander – “Odysseus” – which hopes to become the first spacecraft from the United States to set down on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
NMSU receives $1.2 million award for climate change research collaboration
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- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
New Mexico State University has been awarded $1.2 million for a collaborative research project with Auburn University and the University of Delaware. This is a four-year climate change research collaboration, awarded by the National Science Foundation’s $56 million investment in climate change research.
The research teams will conduct collaborative research to develop agricultural practices that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health and enhance crop resilience to climate extremes, such as droughts. The project will also train graduate and undergraduate students and research scientists in climate change research.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Gretchen Morgenson to speak at NMSU College of Business Feb. 20
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- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Gretchen Morgenson will visit New Mexico State University next week to discuss and sign her latest book, “These are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs and Wrecks America,” which was published in April 2023 and is a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Hosted by NMSU’s College of Business and Center for Border Economics, the free event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Yates Auditorium in Domenici Hall on NMSU’s Las Cruces campus.
Morgenson explains that the book draws back the curtain on a small and elite group of billionaire financiers who enrich themselves at the expense of workers, pensioners and taxpayers.
“I am honored to be coming to NMSU later this month to share my reporting on the damaging impact a small group of financial elites is having on the American economy today,” Morgenson said. “Right there in Las Cruces, as is the case across the nation, financial predators are enriching themselves while harming the community. Understanding their activities is a crucial first step toward stopping them.” “
The College of Business is delighted to host Gretchen Morgenson,” said Bryan Ashenbaum, dean of NMSU’s College of Business. “She has been a sharp critic of our most powerful institutions, and our students will benefit greatly from her insights derived from her long experience in journalism and business.”
“Gretchen Morgenson’s visit to our campus is a marvelous opportunity for our students and for the public to hear from a nationally known and well-respected journalist,” said Chris Erickson, director of the Center for Border Economic Development.
Since 2019, Morgenson has been a senior financial reporter in the investigations unit at NBC News. Previously, she spent two years as a senior special writer in the investigations unit at the Wall Street Journal and almost 20 years as an assistant business and financial editor and columnist at the New York Times.
Morgenson won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for her “trenchant and incisive” coverage of Wall Street, in which she revealed deep conflicts of interest among powerful and respected brokerage firm analysts.
She co-authored “Reckless Endangerment,” a 2011 New York Times bestseller about the mortgage crisis, and co-authored “These are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs and Wrecks America” with Joshua Rosner.
For more information about her recent book, visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/These-Are-the-Plunderers/Gretchen-Morgenson/9781982191283 .
The full article can be seen at https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/pulitzer-prize-winner-gretchen-morgenson-to-speak-at-nmsu-college-of-business-feb.-20/s/a163e915-85c5-42e1-b88c-47622d7c717c